Read the paragraph.

thurgood marshall was born and raised in baltimore, maryland. he attended howard university, where he studied law. he served for years as influential legal counsel to the naacp (national association for the advancement of colored people), acting as a champion of civil rights for african americans. he is famous for winning the 1954 case brown vs. the board of education of topeka, in which it was ruled that racial segregation in schools was illegal. marshall became the first african american to serve as a supreme court justice. his remarkable achievements — as a lawyer, as a supreme court justice, and as a human being — were nothing short of extraordinary.

what does the author's use of the word champion in the phrase champion of civil rights suggest to the reader?

that the author holds a very high opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author does not have an opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author holds an unbiased opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author wishes to omit his opinion of thurgood marshall

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects

Read this excerpt from "the bear." he is in his grave, and i have buried myself between four walls. . we are both dead. what is revealed about character in this quote?

Choose the answer. what literary device is apparent in the title of the poem "war is kind," what what effect does it have on the reader's interpretation?